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No. 406,203. Patented July 2, 1 889.

WITNESSES: ,F INVENTOH ATTORNEY UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

PATRICK J. EGAN, OF. CARLETON, NEWV BRUNSWVIOK, CANADA.

CAR-COUPLING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 406,203, dated July 2,1889.

Application filed January 7, 1889.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PATRICK J. EGAN, of Carleton, in the county of St.John, Province of New Brunswick, and Dominion of Canada, have invented anew and ImprovetLOaa-Ooupling, of which the following is a full, clear,and exact description.

The object of the invention is to provide a new and improvedcar-coupling which is simple and durable in construction, very effectivein operation, and adapted to couple two draw heads of different heights.

The invention consists of certain parts and details and combination ofthe same, as will be fully described hereinafter, and then pointed outin the claim.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a sectional side elevation of the improvement as applied.Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a perspective view ofthe coupling-link, and Fig. at is an enlarged sectional side elevationof part of the coupling-link, pin-support, and coupling-pin.

The draw-head A is provided with the usual front opening B, into whichis adapted to pass the end of a coupling-link 0, adapted to be engagedby the coupling-pin D, held to slide vertically in suitable bearings inthe drawhead A and passing through the opening B. The coupling-pin D isheld in an uppermost position by an elastic block E, securedin thedraw-head A directly behind pin D, and provided on its lower end with ashoulder F, which extends into the opening B and under the lower end ofthe coupling-pin D, as is plainly shown to the left. of Fig. 1 and inFig. 4. The block E is preferably made of rubber in the shapeillustrated in Fig. 4E.

The coupling-link O is provided with a bridge G, made in the form of aspectacleframe, as is plainly shown in Fig. 3. In the middle of thebridge G is secured one end of a rope H, which extends upward and passesthrough a suitable opening in the top of the draw-head A. The rope H issecured at its upper end to a shaft 1, extending transversely on thefront of the car and mounted to rotate in suitable bearings on the same.On each block E, as shown 'to the left in Fig. 1.

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outer end of the shaft I is secured a crankarm J, for turning the saidshaft I so as to wind the rope H on the shaft or unwind it from thesame.

The operation is as follows: When the operator desires to couple twocars, he places the link 0 in one draw-head and moves the pin D into itslowermost position, as shown in Fig. 1. This is done by pressing theshoulderF of the elastic block E rearward, after which the pin D dropsinto place. The operator then moves the coupling-pin of the otherdraw-head into its uppermost position, so as to rest on the shoulder Fof the elastic The coupling-link C is then raised or lowered by turningthe crank-arms J so that the rope H is wound upon the shaft I or unwoundfrom the same, whereby the link 0 is raised or lowered to pass into theopening of the other draw-head. hen the two draw-heads come together,the projecting end of the link presses against the shoulder F of theelastic block E, so that the shoulder F is moved rearward, and thecoupling-pin D is permitted to drop down, thereby locking the link inplace on the other draw-head. Thus it will be seen that the coupling iseffected automatically without a brakeman stepping between the cars.further be seen that draw-heads of different heights-such as are foundon empty and loaded carscouple the same as draw-heads placed in ahorizontal line, as the couplinglink can be conveniently raised orlowered to engage the opposite draw-head.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

In a car-coupling, the combination, with a draw-head provided with apin-opening and a coupling-pin working therein, of the block E, ofelastic material, rigidly. secured in the draw-head in rear of andadjacent to the pinopening, and provided with ashoulder, which when theblock is in its normal position is in alignment with the saidpin-opening, substantially as described.

PATRICK J. EGAN. WVitnesses:

J. A. MURRAY, W. 0. JORDAN.

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